Love and Other Crimes

The story focuses on heterosexual relationships and infidelity. There are no characters with non-cisgender identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight.

Anica breaks the 'passive mistress' stereotype by driving the plot through her own actions and intellect. She prioritizes her survival over her relationship with Milutin.

The cast is ethnically uniform, emphasizing the socio-economic contrasts in the Balkans. The film uses the New Belgrade setting to highlight class differences.

The film criticizes traditional institutions and systemic corruption. Anica’s wish to escape her environment represents a rejection of a static, traditional social order.

There is no depiction of characters dealing with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.